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The glacier, a block of ice as long as a football field, moved slowly across the frozen tundra.

Which phrase is an appositive in the sentence?

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Answer: a block of ice as long as a football field.

An appositive is a noun or noun phrase which identifies in a different way another noun placed beside it. In this case, the phrase "a block of ice as long as a football field" is a phrase that is renaming the noun "glacier." Appositives are usually set off by commas.

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Answer:

A block of ice as long as a football field.

Explanation:

The appositive phrase describes the noun. In this case, the noun is "glacier" and "a block of ice as long as a football field" is what is describing the glacier.

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